Toy danger signal



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Patented Oct, 14 1924,

TOY DANGER SIGNAL.

Application filed November 7, 1922. Serial No. 599,605.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, ALAN R. FnReUssoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buflalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Danger Signals, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toy or miniature signal devices especiallyadapted to be used in connection with toy railways, and particularly toa miniature danger signal device, an object of the invention being toprovide an improved device of this class, which will be rigid, strongand durable in use, and which will be relatively economical andinexpensive to manufacture.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved toy dangersignal having a supporting stand formed from a single length of metalsuch as wire, thereby providing a toy device, which will not only berigid and strong for the purpose desired, but will be cheaper inconstruction due to the reduction in the number of steps in themanufacture and the amount and character of the material used.

Other objects of this invention will appear in the following descriptionthereof, refer ence being had to the accompanying drawings forming apart of this specification wherein like reference characters indicatecorresponding parts in the several views and wherein Fig. 1 is aperspective view illustrating an embodiment of my invention; and Fig. 2is a fragmentary rear view of the upper part of the device.

The present improved toy signal device comprises in general a supportingstand including a supporting base having an upright member extendingtherefrom, and a stationary signal element herein shown as a dangersignal element supported in fixed position by said upright member. Inits preferred form the danger signal device of my invention ispreferably formed from a single length of wire and as illustrated inthis in stance comprises a wire base 9, formed by bending or coiling oneend of a wire of suitable length. The wire is bent inwardly at 10 towardthe center of the coil 9 and then is bent upwardly to form thesupporting upright member 11 of suitable height. A stationary signal orwarning member 12 comrising a skeleton formed rectangular memlier shownas a diamond shaped member having a suitable warning printed thereon issecured to the upright wire 11. This diamond shaped member is shownprovided with a pair of cross bars, one a horizontal bar and the other avertical bar crossing each other centrally of the diamond shaped member,the vertical bar running in parallelism with the wire upright. It willof course be understood that this signal element may be oonnectedto theupright 11 in various ways, but in the present instance I havepreferably connected the member 12 to the wire 11 by means of clampingprojections or tongues 13, formed integrally from the vertical cross bar14: of the danger sign. The projections or tongues 13 are bent aroundthe wire post 11 and are located one at each side of the horizontalcross bar and firmly embrace the same so as to hold the sign elementrigidly in position, and also cause the vertical bar to conform to theshape of the wire upright.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided an improved toydanger sig nal device which may be manufactured at a minimum of expenseand yet at the same time will be strong and serviceable in use. Theentire supporting stand is preferably constructed of wire, and as shownmay be quickly formed by bending a single length of wire into thedesired shape. With the coiled base 9 a stand is provided which will setfirmly upon the floor and to which may be quickly connected a suitablestationary sign element, such as the member 12 and the latter may bestamped out of sheet metal having integral means for connecting the sameto the supporting stand, thus providing a device of minimum cost.

It will be understood that by describing in detail herein any particularform, structure,

or arrangement, it is not intended to limit the invention beyond theterms of the several claims or the requirements of the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A toy railway warning device comprising a wire formed supporting basehaving an upright wire, and a diamond shaped warning member secured tosaid upright wire.

2. A toy railway warning device comprising a wire formed supporting basehaving an upright wire, and a skeleton formed rectangular warning membersecured to said upright wire.

3. A toy railway warning device comprismg .a wire formedv supportingbase having 'anupright wirerand a warning member secured to said uprightwire and comprising askeleton formed rectangular member having apair" ofcross bars one having a-clamping; clip encircling the upright wire.

toy railway warning device comprismg a wire formed supportmg'base havingan upright w re, and a warnlng member secured to said upright wireand-comprising a a diamond shaped membenhaving-horizontal and verticalbars crossing each other, the

vertical vbar having'amclamping 'clip encircling the upright wire. v c

6. A toy railway warning device comprisj a wire formed supporting basehaving an upright wire and a warning member secured to said upright wireand comprising a diamond shaped member having horizontal and verticalbars crossing each other, the vertical bar having a pair of clampingclips one at each side of the horizontal bar for clamping'the warningmemberto the upri ht wire.

7. A'toy railway warning device comprising a wire formed base having oneend extending radially inward and upward to provide a single uprightwire and a stamped out warning member secured to said upright wire andcomprising a diamond shaped member having a pair of cross memberscrossing each other centrally of the diamond shaped member and onethereof having stamped metal clips for securing the diamond shapedmember to the upright wire.

Signed at Bufialo, N.,Y., this 2nd day of November 1922.

ALAN .FERGUSSON.

